Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America
United States of America: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 54.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 54.0% for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America peaked at 56.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 2000.
That places United States of America 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 51.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | -2.2% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 54.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 74% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 44.4% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 48.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 54.0% | 56.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in United States of America was 54.0% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- United States of America ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.